![Dr. Chris Kevil presenting at LSUHS Research Celebration, Feb. 25, 2020]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582834061/lsuhscshreveportedu/lezqug2llnboflujj6ks/KevilatResearchCelebration.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582834061/lsuhscshreveportedu/lezqug2llnboflujj6ks/KevilatResearchCelebration.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1582834061/lsuhscshreveportedu/lezqug2llnboflujj6ks/KevilatResearchCelebration.png","width":520}])
LSUHS leadership, faculty, staff, students and community supporters recently honored the continued growth of research initiatives and funding at the second annual Research Celebration event held on February 25, 2020.
Welcome to the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Physiology is the study of how biological systems perform their functions to maintain the steady-state internal environment of living organisms. We can study these processes at the genetic, cellular, organ system or whole-animal level. Our departmental name reflects the increasing application of molecular biology techniques in the understanding of physiological function. Understanding the basic concepts of physiological control of organ systems in the human body is key to identifying regulatory processes during organ dysfunction and disease states which, in turn, may elucidate a novel approach in therapeutic intervention.Our Department Links:
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Graduate Program Applications will be accepted for the 2021 / 22 Academic Year on September 10, 2020.
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Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
LSU Health Shreveport
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Shreveport, LA 71103
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Latest Department News
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Aphios Granted U.S. Patent for Oral Administration of Bryostatin-1 Nanoparticles for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases, which was co-invented by LSU Health Shreveport professor, Dr. J. Steven Alexander.
![JanOne Acquires Worldwide, Exclusive License for Promising Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568664385/lsuhscshreveportedu/grqhqx020qmjlj6ztbno/Beakers2withdropHERO.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568664385/lsuhscshreveportedu/grqhqx020qmjlj6ztbno/Beakers2withdropHERO.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568664385/lsuhscshreveportedu/grqhqx020qmjlj6ztbno/Beakers2withdropHERO.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1568664385/lsuhscshreveportedu/grqhqx020qmjlj6ztbno/Beakers2withdropHERO.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568664385/lsuhscshreveportedu/grqhqx020qmjlj6ztbno/Beakers2withdropHERO.jpg","width":1440}])
JanOne Acquires Worldwide, Exclusive License for Promising Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), TV1001SR, which was invented by LSU Health Shreveport professor and vice chancellor for research, Dr. Chris Kevil.
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LSU Health Shreveport researchers recently presented preliminary findings at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2019 Scientific Sessions that use of the illegal stimulant methamphetamine causes build-up of tough protein fibers in heart muscle, which may help explain the development of enlarged hearts and heart failure in users.
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Zaki Al Yafeai, Dr. Celeste Wu, Dr. Shafiul Alam and Alexandre Do Couto E Silva were recognized as American Heart Association Fellowship recipients.
![$1.8 Million ROI Grant Awarded to Study Remodeling of Blood Vessels Following Arterial Blockage]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570479798/lsuhscshreveportedu/lwqzk07tnrcsvzfwlc1c/Pattilloimage.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570479798/lsuhscshreveportedu/lwqzk07tnrcsvzfwlc1c/Pattilloimage.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570479798/lsuhscshreveportedu/lwqzk07tnrcsvzfwlc1c/Pattilloimage.png","width":520}])
Christopher Pattillo, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, has received a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the NIH for his five-year project, “Cellular Reductive State Regulates Arteriogenesis.”
![Dr. Felicity Gavins Lab]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1565645272/lsuhscshreveportedu/cewnbodiofhxzyjsudth/Gavins_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1565645272/lsuhscshreveportedu/cewnbodiofhxzyjsudth/Gavins_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1565645272/lsuhscshreveportedu/cewnbodiofhxzyjsudth/Gavins_resized.jpg","width":520}])
A paper authored by many researchers at LSU Health Shreveport on the prevention and treatment of stroke was recently published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association.
![Physiology Graduate Students Receive Malcolm-Feist Fellowships]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570821804/lsuhscshreveportedu/r6nag7byojtzwrs5acqz/kaurandbarzegarnews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570821804/lsuhscshreveportedu/r6nag7byojtzwrs5acqz/kaurandbarzegarnews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570821804/lsuhscshreveportedu/r6nag7byojtzwrs5acqz/kaurandbarzegarnews.png","width":520}])
Gaganpreet Kaur and Mansoureh Barzega have been awarded Malcolm-Feist Pre-Doctoral Fellowships by the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences.
![Zaki Al-Yafeai photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570820854/lsuhscshreveportedu/hgxg6z28clcpcbjk1rmt/alyafeainews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570820854/lsuhscshreveportedu/hgxg6z28clcpcbjk1rmt/alyafeainews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570820854/lsuhscshreveportedu/hgxg6z28clcpcbjk1rmt/alyafeainews.png","width":520}])
Zaki Al-Yafeai, Physiology graduate student, was recently awarded an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Award.
![Mansoureh Barzegar Receives Travel Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570821804/lsuhscshreveportedu/cc6tw1ehjr4qbmrj2oli/barzegarnews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570821804/lsuhscshreveportedu/cc6tw1ehjr4qbmrj2oli/barzegarnews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570821804/lsuhscshreveportedu/cc6tw1ehjr4qbmrj2oli/barzegarnews.png","width":520}])
Mansoureh Barzegar received the Inaugural William Halpern travel award from Microcirculatory Society which was given to the top scored applicant.
Molecular and Cellular Physiology
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